In an article published late last year in the ACS journal Central Science, researchers document how polyethylene can be catalytically upcycled into liquid lubricants and waxes.
This week, the specialty ingredient maker announced that its jojoba exfoliant plant is newly enlarged—a development that Vantage hopes will further secure the company’s position as an industry-leading supplier of naturally based exfoliants for use in...
Olixol, a plant culturing and research company, has announced the launch of ‘pioneering’ technology that enables the scalable production of pure, natural oils from plant cells.
A lip balm based on sheep oil sourced in Australia is making its debut in the US, which the manufacturers claim is the first of its kind to hit the US market.
The franchise chain credits its exponential growth over the past year to the popularity of its brow shaping service and the efficacy of its advertising and marketing.
Beeswax is causing quite a buzz: demand for the material has risen by an estimated 25% in Australia over the last two years, and producers are citing its use as an ingredient in European and US cosmetics as a key factor behind the boom.
The announcement that Martina Gebhardt Naturkosmetiks will now be distributed in the US makes the line the very first biodynamic certified products to hit the country, it is claimed.
Cosmetics Design recently spoke to Carotech's production manager Brian See to find out about the latest clinical trials to underline the efficacy of Tocotrienols derived from palm oil. The trials highlight the fact that the company's Tocotrienol-based...
Many formulas over the years have used Dimethicones but their inability to solubilize in a variety of surfactants, emollients, oils, and waxes often causes formulation challenges.
Croda has launched two new materials; Syncrowax OSW (Oil Structuring Wax) and Syncrowax ORM (Oil Rheology Modifier) in response to global shortages and increasing prices of Montan wax that, according to the company, has left personal care formulators...
